Morphological abnormalities in a population of Lampetra planeri, with a short review of petromyzontid teratologies

J B Hume; C W Bean; C E Adams

doi:10.1111/jfb.12369

Morphological abnormalities in a population of Lampetra planeri, with a short review of petromyzontid teratologies

J Fish Biol. 2014 May;84(5):1614-9. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12369.

Authors

J B Hume¹, C W Bean, C E Adams

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.

PMID: 24773546
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12369

Abstract

Reported here are several deviations (n = 15; 1·96%) from typical morphology in a large sample (n = 767) of European brook lamprey Lampetra planeri from a single population in the Loch Lomond catchment; this includes one specimen bearing a true anal fin. A brief review of petromyzontid teratology is provided.

Keywords: Loch Lomond; abnormality; jawless; non-parasitic..

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Lakes
Lampreys / abnormalities*
Scotland
Teratogenesis